Earlier we have got many leaks and rumors about the upcoming mid-range smartphone Samsung Galaxy J6. We also spotted the device on Geekbech listing which revealed some of the key specs.
Today we have got the pricing and launch date details for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J6. As per the source, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy J6 is all set to launch on May 25 in India. The device will come in two variant with 3GB/4GB RAM and 32GB/64GB internal storage.
As per the source, the Samsung Galaxy J6 3GB variant will be priced at Rs.13,990/- whereas the 4GB version at Rs.16,490/-. Samsung has also partnered with PayTM to offer cashback of Rs.1000/- on the purchase of Samsung Galaxy J6. The source also shared the marketing poster applied to the shop.
As per the picture, we can see that the Samsung Galaxy J6 mentioned with some of the features like Super AMOLED display, Chat over Video and Samsung Mall which we saw in many budget Samsung smartphones.
We can even see the device features a nearly bezel-less display on the sides with thicker top and bottom bezels. Probably, the Samsung Galaxy J6 will feature Infinity display and will also come with front-facing LED flash.
Coolpad, a global leader in smartphone manufacturing and integrated wireless data solutions, today announced that its unit has sued three group firms of Xiaomi for several patent Infringements. Coolpad said in a statement that its subsidiary, Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen) Co. Limited has filed a lawsuit against Xiaomi Telecom Technology Co, Xiaomi Technology Co, and Xiaomi Factory Co, in a court in Jiangsu province for using its patents without authorization.
Yulong demanded that the Xiaomi companies should immediately stop production or offering for sale and current sale of some of the smartphone models, including the Xiaomi 6, Xiaomi Max2, Xiaomi Note3, Xiaomi 5X, Redmi Note4X and Mi MIX2. Yulong had filed a similar legal case against Xiaomi in a Shenzhen court in January 2018 as well. The patents involved in this lawsuit are systematic interactions or UI type patents. They all involve basic communication, display and interactive functions of mobile phones, and are difficult to circumvented or replaced.
“It is because the IP (intellectual property) protection environment in China has improved, Coolpad launched the lawsuit in January this year,” Coolpad’s global chief patent officer Nancy Zhang told a press conference on Friday. Coolpad has alleged that Xiaomi violated its patented multi-SIM card design and other technology related to user interface. It demanded that Xiaomi compensate it for losses due to the alleged infringement.
“On 12th January this year, Yulong Computer Communication Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., submitted a lawsuit request to Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court and was accepted on January 25, 2018. “The Global Chief Intellectual Property Officer of Coolpad Group, Nancy Zhang, said, ”Since 2014, Coolpad has repeatedly sent warning letters to Xiaomi, stating that the mobile phone it sold was suspected of infringing on Coolpad’s patent rights and proposed friendly negotiation, but did not receive a response. In desperation, Coolpad could only seek redress through legal channels.”
Coolpad Group CEO Mr. Jiang Chao said, “If cumulative achievements of thousands of R&D engineers’ working from day to night for 25 years, are arbitrarily plagiarized and not pursued, we should reflect on our tolerance and this will ultimately harm innovation in the entire nation and the future generations.”
Syed Tajuddin, CEO, Coolpad India, said, “It’s very important to safe gaurd your inventions and make sure no one use them for any commercial purpose without permission. As we already have 13,000+ patent applications globally and out of them 2000 has been already authorized, we are looking forward do whatever it needs to make sure they are not infringed. We have very cooperative right from start in the cases but it didn’t worked and we have to file law suites to legally stop from competing brands to use the technology that has been patented after relentless hard work from our R&D teams. We are still working in a very cooperative manner to workout best possible solutions to resolve this case with Xioami. ”
Coolpad hopes that Xiaomi will stop patent infringement and actively cooperate with Coolpad to promote industrial progress. Litigation is a legal remedy for resolving intellectual property disputes. Coolpad is looking forward to working with Xiaomi to find a better solution, strengthen intellectual property protection and create a good business environment.
Earlier we had a fake poster of Xiaomi planning to launch the Xiaomi Mi 7 on May 23 and we also got the live images of the device leaked. Now we have a new leak which shows that Mi 7 will go on pre-orders from May 27.
As per the image shared by the user, we can see the digital board displayed in front of China Mobile shop claiming that Xiaomi Mi 7 will go on pre-orders from May 27 which also might be the official launch date for the device as Xiaomi starts taking pre-orders every time on the launch date itself.
Earlier we had few rumors of Xiaomi will launch the 8th-anniversary edition smartphone with 3D sensor along with Mi 7 and we also got rumors of Mi Band 3 to is expected to launch along with the device.
Kult has now launched their new budget smartphone with Kult Impulse in India. The Kult Impulse is priced at Rs.8999/- and will go on sale from May 15 across India. It comes with an exclusive Reliance JIO offer of Rs.2,200/- cash back applicable on select recharge plans for new and existing JIO customers.
Kult Impulse comes with a near bezel-less, screen size of 5.99-inch HD+ TruView display covered with 2.5D curved glass. It is made out of metal and is 8.65mm thick.
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It is powered by MediaTek MTK6739, Quad-core clocked at 1.5 GHz with ARM Mali-T720 MP1 650 MHz GPU. It is coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 64GB via dedicated microSD card slot.
The Kult Impulse features 13 MP rear AF camera with Dual LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and 13 MP selfie camera with Selfie Flash with f/2.0 aperture. The selfie camera also comes with Face recognition feature.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with 4G LTE VoLTE/ViLTE support, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Micro USB port, 3.5 mm audio port, fingerprint scanner, USN OTG and FM Radio. All this is fueled by 4000 mAh battery and runs on Android 7.1.1 out of the box.
Mr. Nitesh Gupta, Director, New Product Development, Kult, said, “Kult Impulse is designed, keeping in mind, the inspirers’ attitude. The beautiful built, powerful features and affordability together really pack a punch. At Kult, our focus has been to offer the best possible technology, innovation and an immersive experience for the users.”
“We aim to build on the positive market response to further consolidate our position and establish ourselves as one of the top smartphone brands in the country. We will continue to bring interesting and innovative products at value-for-money, something that millennials demand. Further, we aspire to provide best quality service to our customers through our widespread network of 750+ service centers across India. Our distinctive products, right pricing along with our service providing strength is working in our favor.” He further added.
Today, smartphone users interact with operators across multiple touch points: from discovering offerings and signing up for services, to requesting support for ending a contract.
The report highlights consumers’ current frustrations at their interactions with their mobile service provider, taking on average 2.2 attempts and 4.1 days to successfully complete an interaction. This high customer effort impacts negatively on satisfaction levels.
Digitally leading brands offer the minimal effort interaction consumers prefer. Smartphone users now expect the same hassle-free, one-click digital experience from operators. The report highlights that mobile service providers can leapfrog to a zero-touch customer experience future by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics:
Enabled by AI, telecom service providers could use data from earlier interactions and consumer behavior to predict what consumers need before they even contact them for support. More than half (56 percent) of smartphone users expect operators to anticipate their needs even before they realize what they are.
While we have grown accustomed to typing, clicking and swiping on our devices, new zero-touch methods are emerging based on voice, gestures, and augmented or virtual reality. One in ten households in the US already has a voice-enabled home assistant device such as Amazon Alexa. As voice assistants become more prominent in consumers’ everyday lives, they will expect integration of support interactions over those platforms too.
Pernilla Jonsson, Head of Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab, says: “Consumers believe telecom service providers treat touchpoints like isolated interactions. Siloed focus means they miss the bigger picture. Interestingly, telecom service providers could leapfrog one-click and move from multiple-click to zero-touch by deploying future technologies in their customer offerings. The zero-touch customer experience report shows that zero-touch experiences are now an expectation of their customers.”
Xiaomi has now shared a teaser on twitter with tagline the RealYou smartphone is coming soon which directly giving an answer to RealMe 1 which is launching today. We can see that the Y has been highlighted in red which makes us think that the Xiaomi will rebrand the Redmi S2 as Redmi Y2 in India.
As per the teaser, we can see the #FindYourSelfie which gives hint that Xiaomi is bringing the recently launched Redmi S2 to India. The teaser also reveals the launch date which is now scheduled to be launch at Delhi on June 7.
Last year Xiaomi introduced the Y series in India which will be selfie-centric smartphones under Redmi series and will be available both offline as well as online stores. Now we have the successor to Redmi Y1 as Redmi Y2 which is soon hitting Indian shores. As the device is selling in China for Rs.10,500/- we have to wait for what price Xiaomi will launch the Redmi S2 in India.
Earlier we had spotted the OnePlus 6 listed with official renders on Amazon Germany and we also spotted the device on TENAA and Geekbench listing. Earlier OnePlus teased some of the camera features of the upcoming OnePlus 6 and also slo-mo feature. Now OnePlus China has shared a new teaser on their Weibo page.
As per the post on Weibo, we can see the eye-shaped camera with mention of AI feature on the teaser confirms that OnePlus 6 will come with AI capabilities on its camera. The feature will not be exclusive to China as OnePlus always launch their new features to all other markets.
Apart from that, nothing much about the device is leaked. Anyway, the OnePlus 6 is rumored to sport 6.28 inches FHD+ Super AMOLED display and will be powered by SD845 SoC coupled with 6GB/8GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB storage options.
After spotting the device on Amazon website we have got a set of new renders of the OnePlus 6 leaked along with pricing details. Earlier we have even got few rumors about the Indian pricing details for the OnePlus 6.
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Now we have spotted the device on Amazon Germany listing which has been taken down now. The Amazon listing revealed the new renders with pricing and availability details. As per Amazon Germany, the OnePlus 6 will go on sale from May 22 and will cost €519 (Rs.41,800/-) for the base 64GB variant, & €569 (Rs.45,900/-) for 128GB variant. Looks like the upcoming OnePlus 6 will be the costliest OnePlus smartphone till date.
As per Amazon Germany, the OnePlus 6 will come in two colors with Mirror Black and Midnight Black. Apart from that we also got some high quality renders of the OnePlus 6 which confirms the previously leaked renders. Anyway, we are just two days away for the official announcement so stay tuned.
Xiaomi a popular Chinese brand who is known for value for money smartphones and ask users to ask more for cheaper prices has left no stones unturned. We are still not even crossed half of 2018 and we already have many Xiaomi devices launched in a span of five months.
Now a new document from Eurasian Economic Commission was leaked by KillerFeatures reveals the upcoming Xiaomi smartphone list. As per the document, Xiaomi will soon launch the Redmi S1 and Redmi S3 under S series it also mentions recently launched Redmi S2.
The list further mentions the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S which was launched last month in China. The document also mentions Mi 7 Lite which we never expected apart from that we have the Redmi A1 and Redmi A2 which might be the successor.
The list also includes Mi Mix 3S, Redmi Note 6, Redmi Note 6A, Redmi Note 6A Prime, Redmi Note 6 Prime, Redmi 6 Plus and Redmi 6A Plus. Anyway, Xiaomi is all set to unveil the Mi 7 by end of this month.
Samsung is all set to launch its successor to the Galaxy Tab S3 series and Tab A series with Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 & Samsung Galaxy Tab A2 soon. As tablet market is slowing down with Apple dominating with its iPad lineup now it will be interesting to see Samsung is bringing back the tablet lineup with new Tab S series and A series.
As per the tipster Ishan Agarwal has managed to get the trademark filing done by Samsung on May 7. As per the listing, the two tablets are listed as Samsung SM-T595 & SM-T835 which is probably the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 & Samsung Galaxy Tab A2.
Apart from the model number nothing much about the device is being mentioned. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 will be flagship tablet whereas the Tab A2 will be a mid-range tablet.
